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Which rider will surprise the most?

  • Sepp Kuss

    Votes: 3 4.7%
  • Enric Mas

    Votes: 8 12.5%
  • Chris Froome

    Votes: 12 18.8%
  • Sergio Higuita

    Votes: 13 20.3%
  • Adam Yates

    Votes: 3 4.7%
  • Dylan Teuns

    Votes: 2 3.1%
  • Benoît Cosnefroy

    Votes: 3 4.7%
  • Guillaume Martin

    Votes: 10 15.6%
  • other, French

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • other, non-French

    Votes: 11 17.2%

  • Total voters
    64
  • Poll closed .
First one who will lead the peleton will be Martin. No.2 will be van Aert.
It will depend on multiple factors. I actually think it will not happen very often.

I imagine on stages without very big mountains but sophisticated finishes they'll try to keep Van Aert fresh for the final and use some of their weaker climbers earlier instead. Hell, even on pancake flat stages it makes sense to keep Van Aert fresh because his work will be more valuable when the pace rises in the final kilometers.

I wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be climbing better than Kuss or Gesink early in the race and then he will not even be no.2 to lead the peloton on the hardest stages.
 
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